COLONIC TRANSIT TIME IN THE PRESENCE OF MOBILE CECUM AND CHRONIC CONSTIPATION

Abstract

Objective: To determine the colonic transit time (CTT) in patients with chronic constipation due to mobile cecum (MC). Methods: Descriptive prospective cross-sectional study, where all patients with diagnosis of chronic constipation and the presence of mobile cecum, who attended the Colorectal Unit at Hospital Universitario de Caracas, between January and October 2013 Statistics are developed by ANOVA analysis (ANOVA (Fisher analysis of variance or Fisher variance) Results: We included 33 patients, all women, aged between 18 and 75 years old, with an average of 46.5 years. Presented MC I 6 = 18.2%, MC II 13 = 39.3% and MC III 14 = 42.4%. Be practiced all CTT with evaluation on the fifth day. Retention of markers tilt between 1 and 37. Significance there was for the number of transit time markers colonic (CTT) and the three types of mobile cecum (MC). If the number of markers of the CTT was significant and the segment of colon corresponding to the type of MC I = rectum, MC II = descending colon and MC III = cecum. Conclusion: CTT shows that there is slow transit in all patients regardless of the degree MC, and MC III showing that the retention in the initial region of colon, cecum.